In this poem, North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green writes about the joy of Juneteenth and the horror that came before it.
by Jaki Shelton Green | illustration by Stephen Hayes

Stephen Hayes is a Durham-based artist who works in sculpture, tapestry, wood cuts and more. Learn more about him here or on his website.
This article originally appeared in the June 2023 issue of WALTER magazine.